Contents of the Smock of 4,308 Pockets

The description of this item states that &quotEach pocket contains an instrument of highly specific utility.&quot Examples include a &quottrip-clock&quot (a travel clock? or for getting the timing right when tripping someone?), &quotsalt-lens&quot (a microscope for examining salt, or a lens made out of salt?), and &quotmangler-piece&quot (some sort of weapon? or a piece of lab equipment?).

Just for fun, what are some other highly-specific items (and their functions) that you think the Smock might contain? Remember, it increases Watchful considerably when worn.

Since the smock raises Watchful, I'd suspect that it would contain items that would assist the wearer in obtaining physical evidence and making deductions. The possibilities that occur to me include; a pair of tweezers; a pair of scissors; a pocket microscope; litmus paper; a small coil of wire; a set of lockpicks; a pack of small envelopes (possibly glassine ones of the type used by stamp collectors); a small knife, etc.

EDIT: A comb would be appropriate too--either for spore removal, nit removal, or obtaining head hairs for various reasons.edited by cathyr19355 on 12/1/2018edited by cathyr19355 on 12/1/2018

Since the smock raises Watchful, I'd suspect that it would contain items that would assist the wearer in obtaining physical evidence and making deductions. The possibilities that occur to me include; a pair of tweezers; a pair of scissors; a pocket microscope; litmus paper; a small coil of wire; a set of lockpicks; a pack of small envelopes (possibly glassine ones of the type used by stamp collectors); a small knife, etc.

Reminds me of the black suit habitually worn by Agent Pendergast in the novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, which contains a remarkable array of lab equipment that Pendergast whips when investigating crime scenes. When he's not wearing the suit, he's often in some sort of Revolting Disguise. He'd fit right into Fallen London.

This random generator might be useful in coming up with item ideas for the Smock, although many of the items it generates are more science-fictional than...uh, whatever genre Fallen London is.

Diamond-tipped amber drill: not a drill made FROM amber; instead, it's for drilling INTO amber.

Sulfur Detector: a tiny tube containing a substance that reacts in the presence of airborne sulfur compounds. Useful for detecting devils, but only if you've lost your sense of smell.

Murgatroyd's Magnetometer: advertised as a tool that measures the strength of magnetic fields. Actually just a flat glass rectangle filled with iron filings. Makes pretty shapes in the presence of strong magnetic fields.

I wonder how much the Smock is part of Alexis' well-documented distaste for Batman. He is the world's greatest detective (Watchful), and in some incarnations (especially Adam West) is known for his utility belt that contains a trillion extremely situation-specific devices. Such as the infamous shark repellent aerosol spray, which was one of a set of four marine-animal-specific bat-sprays.

Along such lines...

Wings-of-Thunder Bat-bait, a distraction that is useful in any fight, so long as that fight takes place near or against a Wings-of-Thunder Bat

Vake-proof iron hat, which is paired next to a wind-up singing urchin doll for unfathomable reasons

"I have no respect for the concept of Batman because of what I understand about politics now. Check it: dude uses state of the art equipment and unlimited resources to beat up on *street level crime*. He's not ****ing with your warlords, or your corporate criminals- he really only cares about the purse snatcher on the street. Batman is a conservative's wet dream- **** Batman."

&quotI have no respect for the concept of Batman because of what I understand about politics now. Check it: dude uses state of the art equipment and unlimited resources to beat up on *street level crime*. He's not ****ing with your warlords, or your corporate criminals- he really only cares about the purse snatcher on the street. Batman is a conservative's wet dream- **** Batman.&quot

-Reginald D. Hunter

Seconding whoever said this.

--DO you recall how the Hunger began?I'm sorry, my darling, I don't think I can!FROM past the High Wilderness and beyondI fear I've gone Seeking, for of Him I'm fond.--The Elfin Cannibal

I wonder how much the Smock is part of Alexis' well-documented distaste for Batman. He is the world's greatest detective (Watchful), and in some incarnations (especially Adam West) is known for his utility belt that contains a trillion extremely situation-specific devices. Such as the infamous shark repellent aerosol spray, which was one of a set of four marine-animal-specific bat-sprays.